Quilt and mattress.



J. R. MILLAR.

QUILT AND MATTRESS. APPLICATION mep Nov. 24. 1915.

1,221,890. Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

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JOHN n. MIILLAR, or" OAKLAND,

CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN OR TO CALIFORNIA COTTON'IVIILI COMPANY, OF SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION 0F CALIFORNIA.

QUILT AND MATTRESS.

Specification .of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

Application filed November 24, 1915.' Serial N o. 63,221.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN R. MILLAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, county'of Alameda, and State of California, (whosepost-oliiee address is N o. 2439 Peralta avenue), have invented a newand useful invention-to wit, Quilt and Mattress; and-I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, concise, and exact deseription of thesame.

The invention is Iparticularly adapted to the stuiing of quilts. Theparticular object is to preventthe bers of the stuffing working outthrough the covering of quilts and mattress ticking, as will behereinafter described.

Carded wool is acknowledged to be a superior stufling for quilts and thelike, because of its resiliency, its heat retaining qualities, and otheradvantages. Wool has one serious disadvantage, however, due to thepenetrating tendencies of its individual bers, resulting in these bersworking through the covering of quilts to the outside, resulting in theloss of the bers as well as the unsightly appearance created.

Another disadvantage is the commercial impracticability of bleachingwool dead white. Its dull gray, drab color showing through the thin orlmy coverings of the quilts, detracting from the appearance thereof.

These several disadvantages are corrected by the interposition of a thinlayeriof cardedl cotton between the wool ller and the cover of thequilt. The clinging and the matting tendencies ofthe superimposed layerof cotton bers presents an impediment thatA the bers of the wool areunable to penetrate. The cotton has the further advantage of beingcheap, pure white, agreeable to the touch and in itself a desirablestuffing substance, lacking however, some of the resiliency of the.wool.

In this specification andannexed drawings, I illustratefthe invention inthe form that I consider the best, but it is to be understood that I donot limit myself to such form because the said invention may be embodiedin other forms, and it is also to be understood that in and by the claimfollowing the description herein, I desire to cover The core 1 iscovered by the invention in whateverform it may be embodied. Referringto the drawings:

VFigure l is a fragmentary perspective view of the corner of a quilt:the thickness being shown in cross section to illustrate the internalconstruction and arrangement. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail 'in' sideelevation of a bat made up'in accordance with this invention.

In detail the construction illustrated in the drawing includes thestuffing or-core 1, of properly carded wool ber, preferably consistingof superimposed'layers built up to the desiredthickness. This core islaid upon the under layer 2 of carded cotton. the superimposed layer 3of carded cotton. The edges 4 of the quilt are'alsoprovided with aprotective layer 5 of'carded cotton forming an integral lpart of thelayers 2 and 3. The whole'completely surrounding the core with a layerof material impenetrable to the bers of the woolen core 1.

The bat thus formed is provided with the covering 6 of any suitablematerial, according to the quality of the quilt. The edges 4 are boundin the usual manner and the whole body of the quilt may be sewed, ortufted as at 7 in the usual manner. A quilt constructed in accordancewith this invention has the following advantages: The covering may be ofany light, translucent, imsy material without disclosing the gray ordrab tint of the woolen core. The underlying layer of 'cotton gives tothe surface of the quilt a soft, silky, yielding sensation to the touch,while the quilt as a whole retains all the advantages of a woolenstuiiing, without any of its disadvantages.

While I have described this invention in connection particularly withits use in quilts, I do not wish to be understood as conning myself tothat particular application, inasmuch as the same advantage would followits use in stufling mattresses, clothing, or other pads, in which it isdesirable to use wool bers and ret-ain them or prevent their working outthrough the surface of the bat or other articles.

The bat illustrated in Fig. 2, has a variety of uses common to cottonbatting or woolen batting. The proportions of wool to cotton canb'ervarietofsuit"the particular reoliireiY .Y In' testimonyjwhereof, Ihave hereunto set f Yments of itsl application. 1 l my Vhanol atOakland, California, this 28th 10 AHaving thliSdeseribedfthis inventiomfday of October, 1915. claim: Q W' JOHN n. MILLAN.

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